WBB Final | No. 5 Baylor 73, Morehead State 28

[Pirtle, Krista]

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  *   Sarah Andrews had a career-high 20 points. The sophomore guard started out 6-for-6 from the perimeter and finished 6-for-8 on the night, a career-high in 3-point makes.
  *   Queen Egbo recorded a career-high 16 rebounds and tied her career-best with four assists.
  *   Egbo (11 points, 16 rebounds) and NaLyssa Smith (10 points, 11 rebounds) became the first Baylor teammates to record double-doubles in the same game since March 24, 2021 when Egbo (18 points, 11 rebounds) and Moon Ursin (12 points, 10 rebounds) did so against West Virginia.
  *   It marked Egbo’s 22nd and Smith’s 31st career double-double.
  *   For the first time since Dec. 19, 2020, Baylor held an opponent to under 30 total points (24, McNeese State). Tuesday also marked the first time since that game that BU held an opponent to four single-digit scoring quarters.
  *   The Bears went 13-for-29 from the 3-point line. Both of those numbers are season highs, as was BU’s 44.8 percentage from the perimeter.
  *   The total of 13 3-pointers is tied for second in program history for 3-pointers made and marks the first time since Jan. 3, 2018,  that the Bears made at least 12 triples in a game.
  *   Baylor assisted on 21 of 26 made field goals.
  *   BU held Morehead State to 20 percent shooting from the floor. That’s the lowest field-goal percentage defense by the Bears since holding Texas to 24.6 percent on Feb. 14, 2021.
  *   For the second time this season, Baylor held an opponent to less than 20 points in the second half with 11 (18, New Orleans).
  *   For the first time since March 23, 2021, Baylor held an opponent to 20 points or fewer in the first half with 17 (20, Virginia Tech).

Krista Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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